Bulldogs to challenge grading on Pritchard

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are set challenge the grading of a careless high tackle charge levelled at Frank Pritchard at the NRL Judiciary on Wednesday night, with Pritchard today named in the Bulldogs side to play Manly on Sunday.

The NRL match review committee charged Pritchard with a grade three careless high tackle for his hit on Shark Wade Graham in the Bulldogs 19-12 win at Toyota Park on Monday night, which carries a calculation of 175 points if found guilty.

A successful downgrade will allow Pritchard to take his place in the side to play the Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval. He will face the judiciary tomorrow night.

In other team news, coach Jim Dymock has retained Josh Reynolds at hooker with Joel Romelo to make his return from a one week suspension via the interchange bench on Sunday.

Also returning to the side is interchange forward Chris Armit, who missed Monday night's win with a strained calf muscle, while Dymock has retained Kris Keating and David Stagg, both of whom made successful returns from injury againstthe Sharks.

The selection of Armit and Romelo means Mickey Paea and Trent Cutler drop out of the 17 to play the Sea Eagles.

Gill has been included on a six man bench after his recovery from short term injury. Joining him on the bench is Moses Mbye, who will play his first Toyota Cup match after overcoming an ankle injury suffered shortly after the end of the 2011 SG Ball season.

The Bulldogs bounced back to form with a 48-16 win over the highly fancied Cronulla Sharks on Monday night.

The win sees the Bulldogs move into outright sixth spot on the ladder with three games to play until the finals.

The Bulldogs retained top spot despite the 29-16 loss, remaining on 36 competition points, two clear of their next opponent, the Auckland Vulcans.

The Bulldogs will once again have the benefit of regular first graders Ben Roberts and Corey Payne for the clash with the Vulcans, to be played at The Crest on Saturday at 3pm, while Trent Cutler has also been named to make his return after playing NRL in each of the past two weeks.